Woodlands Academy presents 'The Jungle Book' Nov. 5-7

Posted October 26, 2015 1:00 am

Submitted by Woodlands Academy

The Theatre Program at Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart will present its fall play, "The Jungle Book," at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, Friday, Nov. 6, and Saturday, Nov. 7, in the Susan Saint James Performing Arts Center at the school, 760 E. Westleigh Road, Lake Forest.

This comedic drama is based on "The Jungle Book," a collection of stories by English author Rudyard Kipling first published in magazines in 1893-94. The tales in the book are fables, using animals as the main characters to give moral lessons.

Director Idona Griffith finds this adaptation particularly enjoyable because part of it is set in the jungles of India and part of it is set in a boarding school in England where Kipling is portrayed actually writing the Mowgli Stories.

"Some poetic license has been taken here because Kipling did not actually write these stories until he was an adult, but it makes for good entertainment," she said.

Tickets are $8 in advance or $10 at the door. For information, visit www.woodlandsacademy.org. or call the school, at (847) 234-4300.

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